Posted Aug-2-2012 By

waistedawayishe

i dont think michio kaku mentioned the mayans one single time. we already knew we were in a active solar cycle this year. after reading the comments im convinced that most people just watched the first couple of minutes and didn't watch the "scientist" actually speak. all he was talking about was the sun, stuff we already knew. Don't just read the title of a post and think you know what it contained. let's not make ll the fucking drudgereport

Posted Aug-2-2012 By

Johnsonrocks

I was just reading up on the Earth Crust Displacement theory. Pretty damn interesting. Basically, it states that the lithosphere "liquifies" and the entire surface of the planet rotates and shifts as a whole. One of the many compelling pieces of evidence was the incredibly quick climate change around 50-60,000 years ago where Antarctic continent went from a semi-tropical climate to what it is today.

Posted Aug-2-2012 By

Stankin

Yes there is a lot of doom and gloom, but it really wasn't coming from Michio. The doom and gloom was from the person who did the video.

Solar storms take two to three days or so to get here, so that is how much time we have to "batten down the hatches".

The problem he was talking about is real, and the threat is real. The transformers are the weakest link in this scenario, so the question becomes what to do to protect them.

The smartest thing to do would be to tell everyone what More..is happening, and for them to prepare to be with out power for a week or so.

As the storm approaches the power system gets shut down, and starting with the biggest transformers (they take the longest to build) unhook them from the power lines.

Yes, this would be a herculean effort, and every electrician in the country would probably be contacted to help out.

After the storm they could begin fixing the power lines and bringing the power grids up. This would take some time, but wiring is a much lower tech item than transformers and there is a whole lot more of it around.

There would be satellites lost, but many of them would be OK after powering down and restarting afterwards.